You may have heard the recommendation that for better health you should attempt to walk 10,000 steps a day. Today, wearable devices have built their platforms with this recommendation at the center of the technology. Moreover, video games such as Pokémon Go have jumped on as people are encouraged to walk around and search and capture virtual creatures. Additionally, there have been ehealth programs built to support the recommendation such as 10,000 Steps (Das & Dlugonski, 2018). One of the questions often asked Is walking 10,000 steps a day a good recommendation for being healthy? In this article I will attempt to answer that question based on studies that have…
